Use this page to post your final reflection. Below are the requirements for the final reflection as outlined in the course syllabus:


  • Describe the major tenets of the social concerns of the Catholic Church.
  • Discuss the current economic and social landscape by comparing and contrasting developed and underdeveloped regions throughout the world.
  • Explain how Sollisitudo Rei Socialis approaches the Catholic Church's teachings related to an obligation to the poor.
  • Articulate a few of the positives and negatives of Marxism/Socialism and Capitalism in light of Catholic social doctrine.
  • Identify the thought and teaching of John Paul II in relation to economic equality.
  • In a short paragraph, explain your main "takeaway" after learning and studying Sollisitudo Rei Socialis.